State v. Nelson

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Judge.

Introduction

Danny Nelson (“Defendant”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment entered in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County upon his conviction by a jury of first degree child molestation. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his trial attorney’s objections to the improper introduction of evidence of the prior statutory sodomy of a different victim. We reverse and remand.

Statement of the Facts and Proceedings Below

Thirteen year-old J.B. and her family lived across the street from Defendant and his family. The families were close friends. On…